Bank robbers caught in Virginia

Published 12:48 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Virginia police have caught a New Haven man and his girlfriend who are wanted for March bank robberies in Stamford, Conn., and Woodbridge, Conn. Stamford police say Nelson County police have arrested Kevin Bolden, 46, and his girlfriend Moneek Grant, 34, both of New Haven, Conn. Citizens Bank at Broad and Atlantic streets in Stamford was reportedly robbed at noon on Monday, March 19, 2012. The robber is seen on the surveillance camera at Citizens Bank at Broad and Atlantic streets in Stamford. less

Virginia police have caught a New Haven man and his girlfriend who are wanted for March bank robberies in Stamford, Conn., and Woodbridge, Conn. Stamford police say Nelson County police have arrested Kevin ... more

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Kevin Bolden, left, and his girlfriend, Moneek Grant, right, were arrested by Virginia police for March bank robberies in Stamford, Conn., and Woodbridge, Conn. Citizens Bank at Broad and Atlantic streets in Stamford was reportedly robbed at noon on Monday, March 19, 2012. less

Kevin Bolden, left, and his girlfriend, Moneek Grant, right, were arrested by Virginia police for March bank robberies in Stamford, Conn., and Woodbridge, Conn. Citizens Bank at Broad and Atlantic streets in ... more

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Bank robbers caught in Virginia

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STAMFORD -- Authorities said Virginia police caught a New Haven man and his girlfriend running from a string of March bank robberies in Connecticut after the two allegedly stole a Virginia license plate and put it on the getaway gray Volvo police were seeking after the robberies.

Conklin said Bolden and Grant were found with cocaine and $6,000, much of which was stained with red ink from a dye pack given to Bolden during the Citizens Bank robbery at on Atlantic Street in Stamford March 19.

Conklin said the two were pulled over Friday by Nelson County police, who said the two stole a license plate and put it on the station wagon used in the robberies.

Grant and Bolden are being held by Virginia authorities on a fugitive from justice warrant and Conklin expects they will be extradited soon. They are also being held by Virginia police on narcotics and larceny charges related to the crack cocaine and the theft of the license plate.

"We are very happy. Here, you have a serial robbery team targeting Connecticut, moving around between Woodbridge, New Haven, Greenwich and our jurisdiction. We are very happy to have them in custody without getting anyone hurt and we are looking forward to extradited them to Connecticut," Conklin said.

As well as the bank robberies in Woodbridge on March 8, and in Stamford, Conklin said the two are suspects in bank robberies in Greenwich at City Bank at 453 E. Putnam Ave. on March 22, a bank robbery in New Haven March 7, and a Chase Bank robbery in Bridgeport last Tuesday.

"We would like to thank our law enforcement partners in Nelson County in helping to apprehend them," Conklin said.